The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-26
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ing near the storc, and | saw him nod
10 some one inside, but | took IL 10 hc a
passing farewell To- the young man who
was going to buy the mines ! had not
much to say 10 my passengers, and
took them TO bo about as unsociablc n
lot as had ever carried. Each seemed
TO attend strictly 10 his own business,
and IT was only at long intervals that |
heard their voices rs they talked to
each other.
"On the evening Of the second day
day we had got well into the mount
aims, and when we drove up To Banks
station. whore we took supper and
changed horses. | began 20 think that
We would get through safely. Both
passengers got out 10 eat, and ! mo-
ticcd that the manner of the young
man had ranked rs "A tcndcrloW was
even more nervous than II had been
when we left Denver, and ! sized him
up as being unfit fo: the country into
which he was going, We styacd at the
station about half an hour. and then |
saw my two passengers safely inside
and climbed on the box. just rs ] was
gathering up the lines old Banks came
out and told me hc bad seen man
drive by with led horse just before
dark, and had better be careful not 10
run over him. A. this saw my tender
foot stick his head out Of the window.
but he quickly pulled it in again aud /
drove on.
"Just as daylight was beginning to
appear above the top Of the high
mountains ! drove up 20 the last station
before reaching LeadvilIf, and dis
mounted from the box with n sigh Of
relief, as felt that now all danger was
over But when | put my head into
the stage door to arouse my passengers
drew it back with yell of surprise
and horror I'm the dim light ! could
plainly see that there was only one man
'insidc. and from bis strange position ]
knew something was wrong. When ]
threw open the door found the only
occupant of the stage was the man who
was going Ia buy the mines. He was
~,
stone ueau ana '"'u' l''7 ,m'"'' n"'
Occn CUT lIo"l ''' T." '''' "''' va"
no doubt that my tcndcrfoot was the
murderer, and after killing his fellow
traveller aud securing his belt with the
money, hc had crawlcd through the
rear window of the stage and dropped
Oh INTO lh' Ioao' ne nn' eNI"ohuy
"h'h 'n' J'"'n'l WIN NV Ho'' P"
pose "l committing i, ~" '''u'"'' ""'
taxing ,he P'uhu'r "n'h we carr'ou
the u'ad man 'i'o the S."''o" we l"u""
captain haWlIh'' oi the Dcn'or
houh'c" ponce io'''' "n" u"I''
pi ms men, VINO were OUT h"h,Ing I"r
''speIa'o''' lh'y Ih''h'uI"uo'y g',o
up All olh'r business anu started W
! pursuit ol me murderer, Inc re'u't o'
ihe nun, near" from 'Ho captain NM
seIL haI-"ay Do."c'n ''le '"o sun
u"ns ne iouhu ny lhe Ip'"7'"e pace
where campfire I"d Decn puIlt an"
where TWO hor7e' ia" eIioentIy Do'h
ucd 10 irec' hy iho sue oi thc ir'
was the murdered man empty D'II
f'r Iout "'S ,,'' ,'P,"',' anu "'' I'''''
men Followed 'l' 'IaII 81 ,he nIur"'''r
ana MS companion '"r'uSh 'no mount
ans ~ last one n'gh" Iu't before
lark' th'y came upon tl,' d''Pel""o'7
IN mountain gorge, bo'h men were
seated on me sr'uho' cautiously tD'
captain ana hi' men 'rept up 10 INC ui'-
/ conscious ruIIaI7' Lhth "InctI DIoughL
his gun - bear on one oI thG men ana
men 'uP'a'" haw''n' ,,,i,, c"''eu ." 'n.,"
10 surrender "''n'u1 ah instant ,
hesitation 'ach man graDD'n h's gun
ana opened IRE Oh t's D'ncers. ~ In'
ur't discharge from the o'l'c'r' lh'
man VINO h"' ''l'i'n''''u 'n' iI"'!'r
leII ana moment 't''' us CON I,"n,y"
lay stLei'h'p on ln' rou"u D','n'
/ MN. Oh examining Nh'H 'aPlaIH